Toilet at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex

Sekarang kita tinjau kat tandas di Bukit Jambul Shopping complex. Daripada perbualan dengan beberapa orang rakan...akhirnya saya setuju bahawa kemudahan tandas awam yang disediakan amatlah tidak mesra pengguna terutamanya golongan kurang upaya. Gambar di bawah ni diambil dari pintu masuk ke tandas ni...nah lihatlah sendiri...tandas untuk OKU terletak nun jauh di hujung sana. Tak boleh ke tandas OKU tu diletakkan berdekatan dengan pintu masuk ke...senang sikit mereka nak guna kan..takyah la sampai nak masuk ke dalam lagi...tapi kan rata2 tempat la...kalau mereka tak sediakan tandas OKU di tempat yang berasingan mesti keadaan serupa camni...kenape agaknye yer...?


Satu lagi masalahnye kat sini...pintu tandas OKU ni kena tolak masuk ke dalam tandas. Untuk pengetahuan semua...ruang dalam tandas ni takde la luas sangat pun...cukup2 untuk pusingkan kerusi roda boleh la agaknye...tapi kalau dah pintunye ditolak masuk ke dalam tandas cam ni alamatnya bertambah tak luas la ruang kat dalam tandas tu.

Sekarang ni pula kita tengok kat pintu tu...gambar kunci pintu...kalau seperti yang dimaklumkan oleh Miss Tan Chin Chin...kunci pintu ni memberi kesusahan sikit bagi golongan OKU walaupun tidak semua...(bergantung kepada jenis kecacatan.) Rasanya perlu ditukar la kot supaya tandas yang disediakan ni betul2 mesra OKU.

Gambar kat bawah ni pula jenis tombol yang terdapat di bahagian luar tandas.

hanya terdapat 1 pemegang besi yang disediakan...accessible ke ni?

ruang tandas yang agak sempit.

Facilities provided inside Bukit Jambul (BJ) shopping complex

Hai guys...here i want to show you the facilities provided inside the BJ Shopping Complex. Here i just focus on lift because from what we have observed, lift is the one and only facilities that can be use to go to every level (for persons with disabilities). Escalator is also provided but as you all know, persons with disabilities are not allowed to us it for their own safety.

Ok, this lift is located near to car park. It is good to have a lift near to car park because you don't need to walk very far just to find the lift. Like for example, if someone using wheelchair join their family to do shopping, their fanily members only push the wheel chair in a short distance. For persons who are using stick...i guess it was tiring if there walk to far just to find the lift.

But what makes it not accessible here is because the call button is obstructed with the dustbin. To make it accessible for all, there should be no abstruction below the lift call button.

What else the problem here? The call button is not provided with audible indicator that can indicate its directions of the travel.

Once the door open, i enter into the lift and i'm really surprised to see the call button; it is very high located at the right site inside the lift. In addition, the call button is also not provided with braille number or letter.

The lift is also not provided with grab bar. Look at the picture below.

This is the second lift we found inside BJ shopping complex. It is quite hard to find if you are not familiar with this building. But i guess this is much better than the first lift just now.

This lift was provided with braille number and letter, even the call button outside the lift is also provided with the direction indicator. The call button inside the lift is also not too high located.

And also, this lift is provided with crossed bar / grab bar. (picture below)

While this is the third lift we found there. This lift is located in front of KAMDAR supermarket. It is looked like funtionable but it is not. We push the call button because we want to know how was the view inside this lift but we waiting for so long and it doesn't open. But i guess it is also provided with braille letter and number from what we can see from the call button outside the life.

Here it is, the call button is provided not only with braille indicator but also with embossed indicator.

Thats all for today...thanks for visiting us here.

Carpark at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex building

hehehe...i took this picture at BJ sopping complex carpark. This picture has been taken at carpark at ground floor. Why i'm taking this picture.? Actually we find the carpark for disability but cannot found it. I'm interested with this area because it is near to the entrance to this building. For your information, this carpark is not for persons with disability.



So, where are the persons with disability want to park their car? What i mean is for those who have their own car? For me, why not they (the management of this building) put a sticker there and use this area for the disable? I guess this location is strategic for them. It is not only located in front of the entrance to the building but it is also at a ground floor. They don't need to go to a very high level parking area just to find a place to park their car. What do you think? Agree with me...?

Let us see what is provided at Bukit Jambul shopping complex,Penang

Welcome back…Most of us like to go for shopping right…so now I bring you to Bukit Jambul(BJ) shopping complex, Penang. But not to buy anything…just want to do a survey on the facilities provided for disability. Now we present to you the facilities provided at BJ.

Picture shown above is the main entrance to BJ shopping complex. How is the situation if persons with disability especially for those who are using wheel chair join their family to do their shopping here? They can’t use this stair. I guess those who are not using the wheel chair can use this stair to come into BJ shopping complex because it is provided with handrail at both side. The step is also quiet wide and not too high for them to step.

We found the ramp for person with disability which is using wheel chair but it is quiet far from the entrance to that building. It is located at the left and right side of the main entrance and they might take few minutes to find the ramp.

But what is happened here? Can you see... can you imagine how they want to use this ramp? I don’t think is a better accessibility. What do you think? This conditition might bring difficulties to persons with disability who are using wheel chair. Besides that, this is not the straight ramp but a bit circle and quiet long. In addition, there is no landing area for them to rest while they are tired.



Here is the main entrance to this building. I guess it is not easy for those who are using wheel chair pass this step by themselves. There must be someone help them to lift and push the wheel chair or else they will just stop there. This is just the view outside the building. Next time I will bring all of you to judge the accessibility inside this building…Tunggu…:)